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knife e ile they were shopping. accusing mr. obama of embracing very odd. >> the world we're living in. the bush clean air standards >> didn't do major damage, a that the obama administration quick swipe and went off. itself once called not legally >> a knife? defensible. "the result of white house's >> a swipe and ran off. action will be increased medical fairfax county police say bills for seniors with lung disease, more children they've caught the man. developing asthma, and the johnny guillen pimental. they haven't caught him, they've continued degradation of our air identified him. quality." they don't know why he did this. white house officials argue that some of the victims didn't through other measures, new mercury and fuel efficiency standards for example, president realize what happened to them obama has done more for clean until they got home. air than any president in decades. >> it wasn't a deep wound, a slash and run. but clearly, >> bizarre. >> what a weird world. foremost among them, al gore, i don't understand that. are disappointed. but they found the guy. so butts rest easy all across the country. jake tapper, abc news, the white >> motive remains unclear. house. >> yes. >> it's not just al gore. hollywood legend robert redford this story i really like. wrote president obama needs to the power of facebook, the power stand up for the future and that wewean't wait forever. >> a lot of folks are upset. of social media. the president is in a tough spot "the detroit news." on this one. this woman was at a nascar race if you do enforce regulations you please environmentalists but lose jobs at a time when job creation is the number one issue at the michigan international speedway. of this election. she took off her wedding ring to either way he couldn't win. put on lotion and gets back home, oh, wait a minute, where

is the ring? >> although environmentalists would argue you need to find a i think i left it. way to make those jobs part of the changing air quality. >> make it part of a green economy. so then she gets on facebook, on the track's facebook page, if >> right, exactly. you find a ring, please contact coming up, actress reese me, 13 diamonds on it, i've been witherspoon's accident and her married 16 years, some crew trip to the emergency room. member ends up fininng the ring, giving it back to her, calls it >> and excitement over the kardashians' new fashion line. up and gives it. something a little special today in "the skinny." >> i love these missing wedding we'll be right back. ring stories. a guy accidentally threw it in the trash and he went through all the trash bags in the local landfill and found the wedding ring. >> that's love. >> that is love. >> that's love. speaking of love, this next story is adorable. there's a couple who's going back to the waldorf for their 50th anniversary because they had their honeymoon there in 1961. >> one of new york's swankiest hotelsls. jfk's first year of his holding court at the copa cabana in new york. turns out the waldorf astoria will honor a honeymoon receipt for your 50th anniversary if you

have your receipt. it only costs them $23 to stay at the waldorf astoria. >> the normal rate? >> between $600 and $800 a night. from "the kansas city star." a man jumped on the hood of this woman's car on u.s. 71 in kansas city and put a gun at her and said drive. she drove to police headquarters with dude on the hood of the car, crashed through the garage door, the guy ends up getting away but they got him nearby. >> here's your delivery.

welcome back, everybody. time for "the skinny." >> absolutely. we're going to start with the accident that reese witherspoon had. pretty scary stuff. she was jogging when she was hit by a car. apparently the car was only going 20 miles an hour. >> but still, but still. apparently her injuries were not serious. a little bumped and bruised, scratches. she went to the hospital, treated, released, home recuperating, wasn't serious but scary. >> that's why i don't exercise. >> 84-year-old woman. it was not a hit and run. the driver stayed around. >> that's good, responsible, left a note. okay.

>> feel better, reese, we love you. more "real housewives" news of beverly hills. this should be the final wororon the suicide that kicked off the season. russell armstrong, we have the coroner's report which was released on wednesday. what that says, the report says it did not find any drugs or alcohol in his system. but more importantly, no signs of foul play in the 47-year-old man's death. that's significant because as we reported in "the skinny" yesterday, his family came out and kind of suggested that because of some tough financial deals he may have been murdered as opposed to a suicide. according to the official report, that is not the case. >> still sad but at least the official word is out. this morning on "world news now," political punches. texas governor rick perry comes everyone remembers monica out swinging at his first presidential debate. lewinski. and the dress. >> but did he get the most 17 years ago was all the attention and was he good enough brouhaha. to help the republican party win poor monica lewinski still can't the white house? it is thursday, september 8th. seem to find happiness. apparently she flits between two

family owned homes, one in l.a. and one in new york. >> from abc news, this is "world she keeps trying to get various news now." business deals off the ground, they don't seem to go anywhere. her friends say she's never been >> good morning, everybody. in a lower place than she is happy thursday. now. >> that's true. i'm rob nelson. >> well -- >> sorry. >> i'm tanya rivero. we will take you live to l.a. for the latest on the debates >> oh, come on, rob. in some ways a lot of people after mitt romney and rick perry would say she really was the victim here. she was so young, straight out went head to head and after her of college -- >> she was a young girl. >> this was the president of the united states. big showing in iowa, how about now her life is ruined and his michele bachmann do in the life is just fine. southern california gop showdown? >> lots of issues last night. health care came up, job creation of course the number one, social security. >> he's still the president and so rick perry was in the hot still doing his thing and her seat last night. >> and the gloves came off too. life has, obviously, fallen now they've really got to find a apart since then. front-runner. you feel bad for her, i do. >> an inside source told "the enquirer," take it for what it's it's not just about us against obama. someone's got to take the lead. worth, that monica has more or less given up on finding love. >> a relationship, that's kind >> they're getting scrappy. of sad. >> it is sad. also this half hour, new >> i'd hope there would be life after scandal. >> she apparently spends a lot time on her owow details emerge overnight about >> it is sad. we wish her luck. the gunman who went on that >> we do, we wish her well. fatal rampage at a nevada pancake house. some folks who do not need we'll also hear the frightening calls to 911 during those unforgettable and extremely violent moments. later, it is a miserable any luck are the kardashians. season for people suffering with >> they have all the luck in the allergies.

world. >> they do it t l. grab some tissues. there are reasons why this they were back in new york to year's symptoms may be worse unveil their fashion line and our digital news associate than ever. jackie fern was there. >> the worst, itchy eyes, the coughing, the congestion, it's >> she had an exclusive with bad. there's a reason why. them. >> j-fern exclusive. >> it is, it's not your i got the exclusive for "world imagination. news now." as you know these girls are before we get to all that really media shy, they like to keep their private lives private, they've not talking to the debate last night was dominated by the two men who are anyone. i went to go talk to them about now battling for the very top of their fashion line kardashian collection for sears. the gop ticket. >> perry and romney clashed over it's really great. who had the better record when it came to job creation. you can be head to toe in was there a clear winner? kardashian from your underwear we're joined live by abc's diana to your dresses to your bedding alvear in los angeles. >> reporter: rob a a tanya, good to your pants -- morning. >> what will it cost me? there were a lot of candidates on that stage but in the end it >> it doesn't cost you that boiled down to the two rs. much. rick and romney. there's a lot of talk about from $14 to $100. american voters, a lot of >> that's not bad. criticism about president obama, and above all, lots of talk >> you know, what they really about jobs. when it came down to which wanted people to know how issues mattered most, there was involved they were and they no debate. >> create jobs. worked hard. >> we created more jobs in massachusetts. so let's take a listen from my >> get those jobs.s. >> jobs. interview. >> we became number one in job >> we are so hands-on. creation. that's something that's really >> reporter: riding high in the important. everything has to be ran by us first we picked the lace. received more than his share of

khloe picked the leopard print. >> duh we work hard. hits. >> people think it's so easy. >> texas has a right to work state. a misconception. >> they should do it. a republican legislature. >> yeah, but that's something a republican supreme court. texas has a lot of oil and gas that's misunderstood, i think. in the ground. >> i don't get why. governor perry doesn't believe i think that's a cop-out. he created those things. >> you guys are so glamorous, they think it's easy. it's not. >> you're so to die for, you're >> reporter: former like -- massachusetts governor mitt romney faced heat of his own. >> no, you are. >> no, you are. . as opponents sought to link him >> me, me. to the president's health care >> like you said, they seem very reform. sisterly, very -- >> i have been outspoken >> teasing each other, ribbing each other. fighting obama care which needs >> they're exactly like they are on tv. to be repealed. now i'm running against romney care. the storylines on the show may neither one of them works. be manipulated by producers but >> reporter: the rest of the gop their personalities really are candidates sought to stand out the same. they were so sweet and funny. in their own way. they loved the leopard dress i >> o thing i know is that kids wore. need jobs. i'm kardashian-inspired today. >> i'm a physician. they went, you look so fierce, girl. but you sure weren't going to all from the valley. ask me any medical questions. they said, you need to give your >> in order for the repupuican party to win, we can't run from science. anchor tanya some of our kardashian fierceness. >> reporter: and of course, there were a few zingers. >> let's check it t t. >> michael dukakis created jobs >> you need to keep up, girl. >> loving it. >> let's see what's in here. three times faster than you did, mitt.

>> well, as a matter of fact, >> we've all seen this photo, george bush and his predecessor created jobs at a faster rate but have you seen this one? beautiful. than you did, governor. >> that's not correct. >> reporter: that exchange is getting a lot of attention. and so was a famous conservative, president ronald reagan was alive and well in spirit. all of the candidates were eager to align themselves with the gipper's principles. >> always good to be joined live by our "world news now" alum this morning. perry's big debut, his premiere in terms of these debates. what were your impressions of bachmann herself? >> well, rob, perhaps more than anyone on that stage it was bachmann who needed to make an impression because she's really lost a lot of the momentum she gained after winning the straw poll. she came to the stage, she talked a lot about being a mother, a foster mother, a tax lawyer, a congresswoman. she even stood by her pledge to win -- to bring the gas prices down. however, she just didn't get that knockout punch she really needed to get the momentum back in her campaign.

>> diana, what about huntsman? he also took some political risks last night. >> that's right. jon huntsman is one of those low-key conservative candidates. he really needed to stand out as well. he delivered some well-received jabs on romney and perry. and he stood by his belief in science, saying clearly that republicans cannot win elections if they don't embrace science. but you know, he just didn't do enough to appease the base and it really seems his appeal is going to lie with independent voters. >> things getting interesting every day. all right, miles to go. i think seven more of these debates before the end of the year. this is just a first taste. thanks to ababs diana alvear live from los angeles. our coverage of the debate does not end here. later this half hour, get former vice president cheney's opinions on some of the gop candidates. stay tuned for even more analysis later today on "america this morning" and also on "good morning america." now the spotlight turns to capitol hill and president obama's major speech on jobs

tonight. >> big night for the president. the centerpiece of that speech is expected to focus on cutting social security taxes and rewarding companies that hire new workers. abc's john hendren is in washington now with a preview. >> reporter: good morning, rob and tanya. we are told that just hours ago, president obama was still working on his address to the nation about creating jobs. but as details of that plan come out, polls are also suggesting the president faces an uphill battle in persuading americans this plan will make a difference. the stakes and expectations for [ male announcer ] that onion after taste after you again? president obama's jobs plan could hardly be higher. new crest complete with scope dual blast technology blasts away bad breath germs and food after tastes. >> be bold, mr. president. be bold, congress. the american public is waiting for us. new crest complete with scope dual blast. whether it's to hit that home run or throw that hail mary blast your way to fresh breath. pass. we can do it, we've done it before, there's no reason we shouldn't try. >> reporter: mitt romney panning the plan before it's even out. >> president obama's strategy is a pay phone strategy and we're in a smartphone world. what he's doing is taking quarters and stuffing them into

the pay phone. >> reporter: romney offered his own plan, focusing heavily on tax breaks and easing regulations for businesses. the president faces an increasingly skeptical public. >> i just feel that he's not fighting passionately enough for we have a little show and the platform that i elected him on. >> reporter: the "new york times" reports the president tell. will propose extending a cut of a month ago me and kim but she 2 percentage points in the social security payroll tax. had kim sign it and said, rob, that amounts to about $1,000 per thanks for the date and signed family. it. >> john hendren, thank you for this is going in the office. that. >> this is from kim, too. and there are still lots of do you want to hang this over questions about his motive but the picture? we are learning more about the >> there you go. gunman who attacked that ihop in wear that tomorrow. >> sure, see what the abc news carson city, nevada. execs say about that. 32-year-old eduardo sencion has a history of mental problems and >> save that for sweeps. finally, wednesday would police say he was taken into have marked the 75th birthday of protective custody back in 2000. buddy holly, who of course was newly released 911 tapes capture killed in that tragic plane the horror of the attack as it crash in 1959. happened. >> that's right. to mark the day, the performer >> carson 911, what's the of 27 top 40 hits was honored address of your emergency? with his own star on hollywood's >> it's ihop, there's a shooting going on. walk of fame. >> shooting where? kabc's rob hayes was there. >> in the ihop. >> reporter: when you're in >> ryan, move!

hollywood and you see a big he's shooting at us now. picture of buddy holly and >> okay, all right. hundreds of the singer's fans >> he's shooting at us. and councilman tom labonge cries automatic weapons. out -- >> today in los angeles it's buddy holly day! >> three members of the nevada >> reporter: it pretty much national guard and a woman were killed. means buddy holly is getting a sencion also took his own life. star on the hollywood walk of fame. his family says he had no >> i know buddy is looking down connection to anyone at the ihop and no beef with the u.s. and saying, thanks to all of you military. for bestowing this honor. the minivan he drove to the >> reporter: buddy holly and the scene even had a "support our crickets were on their way to troops" bumper sticker. rock 'n' roll stardom in the a nearly unspeakable tragedy late 1950s. has the world of hockey in over the span of just a year and mourning today. a half they released 27 top 40 it follows the crash of a plane hi. carrying one of russia's top everything holly touch seemed to turn to gold. professional hockey teams. at least 43 people died in this tragedy, including dozens of it all ended february 3rd, 1959, players and team officials. when a plane carrying holly, ritchie valens, and the big many of the players were veterans of nhl teams. bopper crashed in an iowa farm field. the plane went down shortly after takeoff. >> the day the music died. remarkably, two people actually survived that horrible accididt. even in his short life, buddy holly changed the sound and look construction crews repairing the national cathedral now have of rock 'n' roll forever. the tough task of removing a >> reporter: holly's star on the walk of fame further 500-ton crane that collapsed in a thunderstorm.

immortalizes the singer. they were fixing damage from the it's right in front of the recent earthquake when the crane capital records building and toppled over. right next to the sidewalk stars it damaged two nearby buildings of the beatles. and several cars but no one was seriously hurt. holly's walk of fame ceremony president obama is scheduled to comes on the music legend's deliver his 9/11 anniversary speech at the cathedral on birthday. sunday. it may be hard for his fans to noreak in the weather news this morning. believe it but if he were e ive a rare triple threat has now today, holly would have been 75. emerged out in the atlantic. three big storms brewing all at >> i think his music helps him stay youthful and lets younger once. hurricane katia, she's expected generations like mine keep with to veer away from the u.s. but it. it could stir up rough surf >> reporter: even though holly's honor comes from a town best still on the east coast. known for movie stars, at least meanwhile, tropical storm maria is out there swirling in the it's appropriately named for western atlantic, threatening the leeward islands as well as this rock 'n' roll icon. >> today, the holly in hollywood puerto rico. on top of all that, nate is stands for buddy holly. gaining strength in the southern gulf and could become a >> reporter: rob hayes reporting hurricane sometime later today. for abc news. here we go again. >> great music trivia, i love this point. the day holly died was later >> enough with the storms. called the day the music died in >> if you look at that map, i heard a great description from the don mclean song "american some of the weather folks, they pie." said a conga line of storms out great bit of history there. ♪ drove my chevy to the levee there. here's the rest of your my favorite song. thursday forecast. you don't want to hear me sing, more heavy downpours and flooding from northern virginia that was bad. into pennsylvania and new york. >> that was bad.h@ lighter rain closer to the coast around philadelphia, new york

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this morning on "world news now," republican showdown. last night's big gop presidential debate, the first for governor rick perry. >> the candidates addressed the economy, health care and how to defeat barack obama. it's thursday, september 8th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm tanya rivero. rick perry had to leave behind the wildfire e ergency in texas to take part in last night debate in california. but did he break through onstage? with mitt romney, michele bachmann, and the others? we'll take you live to l.a. for some insight. >> it's tough being number one.

because everyone comes out swinging against you. rick knows that full well today. >> he was the man to beat. also ahead this half hour, a big break for murder investigators in the san francisco bay area. they've made an arrest in the case of a missing hospital worker even though her body still has not been found. >> very mysterious story. now they're making some headway there. later this half hour it could be a great home ready for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. the mother who serves her young son coffee and she says it calms down his adhd symptoms. >> nice little debate for the mommies. kids, give me my joe. the republican presidential debates are taking on a whole new tone now that rick perry is in the race. >> it got much more combative as perry and mitt romney sparred over job creation. abc's diana alvear is joining us live from los angeles with all the highlights. good morning, diana. >> reporter: rob and tanya, good morning. we expected to hear criticism of the president and the candidates

certainly delivered in that respect. but we heard our share of jabs, zingers and even memorable exchanges. especially between the front-runners, mitt romney and rick perry. when it came down to which issues mattered most, there was no debate. >> create jobs. >> we created more jobs in massachusetts. >> get those jobs. >> jobs. >> we became number one in job creation. >> reporter: riding high in the polls, newcomer rick perry received more than his share of hits. >> texas has a right to work state. a republican legislature. a republican supreme court. texas has a lot of oil and gas in the ground. governor perry doesn't believe that he created those things. if he tried to say, that it would be like al gore saying he invented the internet. >> reporter: former massachusetts governor mitt romney faced heat of his own. as opponents sought to link him to the president's health care reform. >> i have been outspoken fighting obama care which needs to be repealed.

now i'm running against romney care. neither one of them workrks. > >> reporter: the rest of the gop candidates sought to stand out in their own way. >> one thing i know is that kids need jobs. >> i'm a physician. but you sure weren't going to ask me any medical questions. >> in order for the republican rty to win, we can't run from science. >> reporter: and of course, there were a few zingers. >> michael dukakis created jobs three times faster than you did, mitt. >> well, as a matter of fact, welcome back, everybody. george bush and his predecessor created jobs at a faster rate when former vp dick cheney than you did, governor. >> that's not correct. released his memoirs he promised >> reporter: and there was very little debate about the it would lead to "some heads exploding all over washington." so-called wedge issues. by some estimates he has lived social issues. up to that promise. they really did stick to the >> as part of our "your voice, meat and potato issues. the kind the voters care about. your vote" political coverage job creation, economy, health john karl sat down with the care. >> absolutely. the theme of this election. former vp who has still diana, sure looks like the head-exploding things to say. front-runners got most of the >> reporter: dick cheney, on attention last night. >> well, you saw it right there in that last tour for "in my time," isn't picking sides in the republican exchange. these guys were side by side. primary battle.

it was the rick and romney show in an interview with abc news, and they had a lot of the most memorable exchanges. they talked about the main he had blunt words for some of issues. his party's top candidates. they sought to trash each other's records when it came to first, rick perry. job creation and health care. who recently suggested fed what you're really looking at is chairman ben bernanke would be the debate really didn't change anything. committing treason if he printed they went in front-runners, they more money to deal with the came out front-runners, the economic slow-down. >> i disagree with that, other candidates struggling to obviously. get a word in. he's just getting started in his >> what do you make of the fact campaign. >> but to say he's treasonous? that president reagan n was >> to make that kind of suggestion i just think is over invoked so many times by the candidates? >> reporter: this is a ron reagan love fest. the top. all the candidates were talking and i think -- i'd be surprised if we heard governor perry make about ron reagan and how much that charge again. they loved him. >> reporter: he took issue with especially newt gingrich. he talked about him in practically every answer. there was an interesting moment perry's description of social with ron paul. security as "a ponzi scheme." he was an early supporter of >> havaving the courage to callt ronald reagan but he said that a ponzi scheme is the first step. >> i certainly don't believe he had a problem with the fact that in the '80s he felt like we spent too much, we were taxed it's a ponzi scheme. it's a program a great many too much, the deficits were too high. he said he had problems with the way the economy functioned in the '80s but he still really loved ronald reagan. people depend upon. >> being in california you can't >> reporter: on to michele go wrong invoking ronald reagan. bachmann, who recently made this promise. >> under president bachmann, you >> thanks a lot to abc's diana will see gasoline come down alvear reporting live for us below $2 a gallon again. from l.a., thanks, diana. >> can a presidential candidate the focus now turns back to promise $2 a gallon gasoline? >> i don't think so. washington a the president's to make a hard and fast speech to congress tonight.

mr. obama is putting the prediction and say gasoline's finishing touches on a $300 never goining to cost more than2 billion plan made up of tax a baseball, i'd be careful of cuts, state aid and spending on the nation's infrastructure. republicans are already blasting the proposal and two senators that. say they won't even attend probably don't believe it. >> reporter: cheney did have tonight's speech. brace for noncandidate hillary clinton, suggesting she would be >> a speech is no substitute for a better president than barack obama and should even run a budget or for a detailed plan. against him in the democratic primary. >> hillary clinton is a pretty >> we tried president obama's approach. formidable individual. i think she's probably the most it's failed. competent t rson they've got in it's time for something new. their cabinet. >> louisiana senator david vitter says he has a football party to throw. and frankly, i thought she was going to win the nomination last the saints are in tonight's time around. maybe there will be enough opener against the packers so ferment in the democratic party he'll be watching the speech so that there will be a primary from home. on that side. >> classy. police in the san francisco >> reporter: last year, cheney area may be a step closer to was unconscious for five weeks finding out exactly what happened to a nursing student who vanished more than three from end-stage heart failure. he seems to enjoy showing off months ago. the device that now pumps his they've arrested a former high blood and keeps him alive. what happens if you don't change the batteries on that thing? school friend of michelle le, >> well, it starts to beep. but they say the investigation when the power runs out, you get will not be over until she's to the point where you have to actually found. change the batteries. kgo's laura anthony reports from this is what the batteries look

like. hayward, california. they're good for about ten >> reporter: the brother of hours. missing nursing student michelle that's the beep. when i do this, of course, lee asked the woman suspected of whoever -- killing his sister to bring closure to his family by telling >> i think you should put it back in. >> reporter: jonathan karl, abc police where le's body is located. shown here after an unrelated court appearance after le news, los angeles. disappeared, 27-year-old gisele >> what a fascinating look into esteban was arrested and is the vp's health. >> absolutely. charged with lee's murder. >> wow. >> john karl was getting nervous le disappeared may 27th from there, please put the battery back this. >> it's interesting, this ponzi the kakaiser hospital parking scheme is getting a lot of rick garage. >> blood stained located inside perry's words. michelle's car have been it's a ponzi scheme to tell our analyzed in a crime lab and have kids that are 25 or 30 years old been confirmed michelle is the today that you're paying into a source of those blood stains. program that's going to be there. security camera footage at the kaiser parking structure anybody with a status quo is involved in a where michelle's car had been monstrous lie to our kids and revealed esteban was present both before and after michelle's the it's not right. >> political commentators say he's got to be careful with that disappearance. because he can't imply that social security is going to go >> reporter: and in a search of away because that will upset a esteban's home, investigators lot of voters. seized a pair of esteban's he can maybe say it's broken and tennis shoes with le's dna on needs to be fixed but people are not going to look kindly on the bottom. >> we can speculate as to anybody who implies it's a ponzi scheme. motive. i know there has been >> it's something that needs to be fixed and i think that's his information relative to gisele's broader point. relationship with michelle in >> absolutely, absolutely. the past. coming up, the truth about i believe she gave that up early

on to local media. >> reporter: esteban denied sh this year's allergy season. >> if you think your symptoms killed le. are the worst in years, you may be right. we'll be back with more after but esteban admitted she "hated this. we'll be back with more after le" for her friendship with this.rl esteban's former boyfriend scott. in the month after le disappeared there have been extensive searches. le's body has not been found. >> tomorrow is actually my 24th birthday. and she would always call me to tell me happy birthday and to tell me she loved me. and i just want to hear her voice. >> reporter: esteban is set to be arraigned on a single charge of murder in alameda county superior court thursday afternoon. in hayward, laura anthony for abc news. turning overseas, libya's moammar gadhafi is speaking out once again in a call to a tv station in syria, gadhafi denied speculation he's fled libya and is now in the nation of niger. it's believed the call was placed from inside libya. the u.s. has specifically warned

niger about harboring gadhafi. convoys of gadhafi loyalists fled in the past few days. the investigation is just getting under way in russia where a plane crash killed dozens of pro hockey players. the team's plane went down shortly after taking off. at least 43 people were killed, for anyone who suffers from most of them players and officials from one of russia's allergies you've probably top teams. they came from ten countries and several players were nhl vets. shock spread across the league. noticed this allergy season is a >> i don't know what to say. particularly nasty one and it it's very sad news that we've ain't over yet. >> why exactly have our eyes heard today. been itching so much, our noses i'm speechless, you know. running like crazy? i know a few guys that are on abc's andrea canning went that team and it's very sad to looking for answers. hear. >> reporter: the sneezing, >> the type of plane that went down actually has a safety record that's pretty spotty. sniffling, itchy eyes. dana conti knows it all too no lesesthan eight of these well. planes have crashed in the past. and this fall, she says, is the remarkably, two people in this worst. most recent accident did even her allergy shots aren't up survive. to it. the rain is just not letting how uncomfortable are you? up on the east coast where flood warnings he been issued from >> oh, extremely. washington, d.c. to upstate new york. floodwaters submerged cars and i walk around with eyedrops and campers in the baltimore area nasal sprays and cleaning out and poured into homes, the basement from floods of my

businesses and barns. even some of the rescuers had to be rescued themselves. parents' house, i had gotten six firefighters were pulled from a swollen river when their very bad allergic reactions. >> reporter: and she's right, boat overturned. blame it on all the rain and flooding from the midwest and we're now at the peak of east. hurricane season and it is moisture that breeds mold. proving to be just as active as >> we're looking at the perfect forecasters had predicted. storm. hurricane katia is still out a lot of pollen, a lot of ragweed and d eds, due to a lot there churning in the atlantic. of precipitation. >> reporter: then there's global it's moving away from the east warming. coast. higher temperatures help plants that is the good news. to grow which means more pollen but the bad news, it is expected to stir up some pretty rough in the air. surf along the east coast. >> the pollen is powerful. tropical storm maria could pose it may be stronger, more potent, and it's more plentiful. a threat to the leeward islands >> reporter: the warmer it is, and puerto rico. the later into the year plants meanwhile, in the southern gulf, will live. meaning the fall allergy season, nate, well, he could become a which used to die down at the hurricane later today. look at that active weather map, end of september, is now man. >> that is some busy storms. expected to last into november. a recent study led by the u.s. >> yes, a congo line of storms as i heard sam champion say. department of agriculture found > here's a look at your madison, wisconsin, ragweed thursday weather. season has grown by 12 days. up to 5 more inches of rain from virginia to western new york. minneapolis, minnesota, by 16. not as heavy around boston, new as well as fargo, north dakota, york and philly. showers from cincinnati to with an additional 16 days of detroit and chicago. thunderstorms in florida and in suffering. the rockies from montana to so what can you do this fall? arizona. >> 107 in phoenix. doctors say wear big sunglasses,

95 in sacramento. 82 in seattle. it helps keep the pollen out of the twin cities also climb to your eyes. 82. omaha 73. once home, change your clothes indianapolis 66. and wash your hair and eyes. a wet 76 here in new york. 90 in miami. use a dehumidifier to cut back and there e is a very happy on mold you'll never see. couple in china right now after one then you may not even realize is that certain fresh a wedding proposal neither will vegetables and fruits like forget. apples, pears, bananas, >> this is pretty good. the groom got the whole thing avocados, can aggravate seasonal going with a ride across a training pool on a dolphin. allergies. yep. his soon to be fiancee had cross reaction of certain pollens can cause itching and already been selected from the scratching in the throat and crowd to take part in the show. moutut >> that can't be an ordinary andrea canning, abc news, new york. groom to be. >> yes, we'll be right back. he definitely knows what he's doing on top of that dolphin. he didn't waste any time getting down on one knee and popping the question. of c crse she said yes. then they sat down in the crowd and started getting ready for their own happily ever after. that's wonderful. he wins such points for creative proposal. >> i like the create of way to do it, nontraditional. she said yes, when always helps. >> life with him will be full of surprises. we'll be back with more "world news now."

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>> yeah, i do. >> finally, of course, for our generation, eddie murphy is the star of some of the funniest movies ever. "48 hours," "trading places," my personal favorite "coming to america," "harlem nights." to that current generation he's that more family oriented, unfunny guy from "plato nash." >> they don't get the true genius that is eddie murphy.y. they were not exposed to the full -- >> one of the best. >> as the next host of the academy awards eddie murphy will try to bridge the generations and leave everybody laughing. here's abc's chris connelly. >> reporter: on the big screen -- >> new sheriff in town. >> reporter: on tv. >> who told you to say dammit, dammit? >> reporter: onstage. ♪ i have some ice cream and i'm going to eat it all ♪ >> reporter: when eddie murphy is on his comedic game, look out. >> get healthy, get in shape. i know what healthy is. >> reporter: now 50, eddie murphy has tended to steer clear of hollywood hoopla. with the rare exception of his

supporting actor nomination for 2006's "dream girls." >> exactly what would you like jimmy to do for you, baby? >> reporter: his agreeing to host next february's oscars is seen as a coup. for the producer. >> what you trying to steal? >> $20 million. >> reporter: the choice of murphy steps away from last year's demographically aimed actor pairing of anne hathaway and james franco in favor of the tried and true stand-up skills of such former hosts as steve martin, chris rock, whoopi goldberg, billy crystal. despite his voice work in the "shrek" films -- >> definitely need a tic-tac or something because your breath sisis. >> reporter: murphy is not the box office megaforce he once was. time has not tempered much his onscreen swagger. >> his movie heyday was really the '80s and early '90s. he also does bring an edge.

he does bring kind of a hip quality to the show. >> reporter: expect a little comedic aggression. a lot of irreverence. and just maybe a bleepable moment or two. chris connelly, abc news, los angeles. >> i want to see some of that old eddie murphy brilliant, that old "saturday night live" brilliance come back. >> he was one of the best. those of you that like dave -- oh, "the nutty professor." >> look out, eddie. got some competition, rob. >> yes, indeed. hercules. hercules! the oscars come on the 26th of february.mb

this morning on "world news now," focus on jobs. president obama addresses a joint session of congress tonight with his plan to get unemployed americans back to work. >> already critics are speaking out and some republican lawmakers are actually vowing not to show up for the speech at all. itit thursday, september 8th.

>> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> good morning, i'm tanya rivero. >> i'm rob nelson. because of last night's gop debate the president's address to congress this evening had to be pushed back, of course, and the politics over this address certainly do not end there. hearar now why some republicans have actually made other plans tonight instead of going to that speech. in fact, one says he's going to throw a football party and will not be attending. >> you know, a lot of people find that really disrespectful. >> i think it is, regardless of what side of the aisle you're on, respect the office enough to show up. >> absolutely. it's a very, very important isise facing the country. >> i can't imagine some folks are not going but that's the decision they've made and they'll live with the results. speaking of last night's gop debate, rick perry and mitt romney went head to head on unemployment. it was a memorable moment for those candidates and we'll take you live to l.a. for t t latest. >> perry took a beating was

everybody went at him. when you're in first p pce, everyone goes after you. i feel like a pinata. everyone went at him on a lot of issues, particularly his record in texas. >> he was the guy to beat. >> yes, he was. later this half hour in "the skinny," real-life drama for actress reese witherspoon. she wawahit by a car in santa monica while she was out jogging. we'll have the latest on her condition coming up in just a second. >> that's got to be very scary. >> nothing too crazy. she's okay but we'll have the details. first, the stakes couldn't bebeigher for president obama as he speaks to congress and the nation tonight. >> even before his speech is delivered republicans are lining up against the plan. sunlen miller is joining us this morning from capitol hill with new details. >> reporter: good morning, rob and tanya. a joint session of congress is rather, typically only reserved for major policy speeches and brand-new ideas. so when president obama heads for hill today the expectations are high. congress isn't exactly rolling out the welcome mat for the

president. >> a speech is no substitute for a budget or for a detailed plan. >> we've tried president obama's approach. it's failed. it's time for something new. >> reporter: some are even opting out of tonight's speech. senator david vitter has a footbaba party to throw in louisiana. so the republican will watch from home. another republican, senator jim demint of south carolina, says he's heard enough of the speeches so he too will sit this one out. the cost of the president's plan is likely in the $300 billion range or more. >> he will put forward, both in his speech and supporting material, a very detailed series of proposals to grow the economy and create jobs. >> reporter: these proposals include tax relief for companies that create jobs and hire new workers. infrastructure investment. new construction projects for schools and transportation and

clean energy. assistance for the long-term unemployed. and a payroll tax cut extension. the speech being in front of congress is a major part of the politics of all of this. with the 2012 election coming up, president obama's really trying to send the message that if this doesn't work out, the members of congress are sharing some of the blame. rob and tanya? >> a lot riding on the president's speech tonight. all ears will be on that speech. >> we'll be tuned for that tonight. the republicans who want to take president obama's job faced off in southern california. >> it was the first debate since texas governor rick perry took front-runner status in that race. what basically turned into a two-man throw down last night. good morning, diana. >> rob, tanya, good morning. it all came down to jobs, jobs, and jobs. that was all that they seemed to want to be talking about, especially those front-runners, mitt romney and rick perry. in fact, they were promoting

their records while trashing the other's. that proved toto bone of the more memorable exchanges of the night. >> there are differences between states. i came into a state that was in real trouble. huge budget gap, losing jobs every month. we turned it around. three out of four years we had unemployment rate below the national average. we ended up with 4.7% >> no back and forth. but michael dukakis created jobs three times faster than you did, mitt. >> well, as a matter of fact, george bush and his predecessor created jobs at a faster rate than you did, governor. >> that's not correct. >> yeah, it is correct. >> nice to see everybody came prepared for tonight's conversation. >> i bet i wasn't the only one surprised to see dukakis making an appearance in this gop debate. we must point out jon huntsman got in a job as well. he reminded while he was governor in utah he was number one in job creation.

definitely a lot to talk about there and it's clear the issue this season is going to be all about jobs. >> interesting with watching them go back and forth on the issue. perry also the star last night. >> absolutely, he was. how do you think he did, how do you think he's going to do from this point forward? >> well, you know, that was what we all had our eyes on, right? this was pretty much perry's national coming out party. he didn't have a lot of time to prepare for this debate. he had to cut his presidential campaign short to go back and deal with his massive wildfires in texas. he held his own tonight, he came out swinging. but there were some controversial comments, especially when he said that social security amounted to a ponzi scheme, which doesn't go very well with those older voters. >> of course, health care reform is another big debate in this race. we hear about obama care, romney care. what did perry chime in in terms of that debate? >> well, what perry sought to do was tie what he called obama

care to romney care. he made that point repeatedly, talking about how the one ting that romney's initiative proved was that an individual mandate was not what this country needed. still, he was taken to task by at least three of the candidates for his support of an hpv vaccination for young girls and he stood by it. >> just getting started. seven more debates set before the end of the year. >> fasten your seat belts. our coverage of the debate does not end here. we'll bring you the latest insight and reaction later today on "america did morning" and also on good morning america. >meanwhile, parts of the east coast are still getting swamped by torrential downpours left over from tropical storm lee. more than 10 inches of rain fell in several counties across pennsylvania and it ain't over yet. flood waters rushed through a mobile home community where dozens of residents were evacuated and many who stayed had to be rescued, as you can see there, by boat. >> boats through the streets. let's get the latest on the flood threat and the big three storm systems in the tropics. >> three, too much.

meteorologist jim dickey is now in the accuweather forecast center with the latest. >> good morning, rob and tanya. the tropics remain very active here this morning. we're watching three named systems currently. tropical storm nate, that down in the southern gulf of mexico. not exactly certain just yet where this will go. we're continuing to keep an eye on it. could be drifting its way northward toward the gulf coast here or could move its way inland into mexico. hurricane katia continues to it encounters colder waters will be missing the united states. back in behind her is tropical storm maria which will bring heavy rainfall toward the caribbean as we head into the weekend. speaking of heavy rainfall, significant flooding going on in portions of the northeast. pennsylvania, maryland, new york. meanwhile staying dry in texas. rob and tanya back to you. brace yourself. get ready for a cute, fuzzy little animal story. meet taz, the precious little

kitty, who nearly used up all hihinine lives at once. >> somehow taz was put out with the recycling right after he was born. remarkably he survived a garbage truck compactor plus several loaders and conveyor belts. all that after being found alive by a recycling plant worker. >> he was nursed back to health and has been adopted. that is one lucky cat and one lucky owner. that cat is adorable. >> i'll give you t tt, that is a cute cat. >> even rob admits that was a cute cat. >> that takes a lot. we'll be back with more "world news now" right after this. you go next if you had a

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st night's republican debate, the candidates took plenty of shots at president obama. but before the debate one prominent democrat also took a swing at the prez. >> that's right, former vp al gore attacked the president for his work on the environment, or lack thereof. abc's jake tapper reports. >> reporter: the world has not seen much of al gore in recent years. he's kept a fairly low profile, especially since he and his wife tipper announced their separation last june. their famous 2000 convention kiss notwithstanding. the former vice president split from someone else, partially criticizing his fellow democrat and nobel peace prize laureate president obama in a blog post.

charging the presisint "appears to have bowed to pleasure from polluters who did not want to bear the cost of implementing ones that on the friday before labor day weekend, president obama told the environmental protection agency to drop. president obama argues he's putting the new regulations on hold for jobs. to reduce "regulatory burdens and regulatory uncertainty, particularly as our economy continues to recover." but mr. gore is not buying it. accusing mr. obama of embracing the bush clean air standards that the obama administration itself once called not legally defensible. ththe result of the white house action will be increased medical bills for seniors with lung disease, more children developing asthma, and the continued degradation of our air quality." white house officials argue that through other measures, new mercury and fuel efficiency

standards for example, president obama has done more for clean air than any president in decades. but clearly, environmentalists -- perhaps foremost among them al gore -- are disappointed. jake tapper, abc news, the white house. >> it's not just al gore. hollywood legend robert redford wrote in the d ddge report that president obama needs to stand up for the future and that we can't wait forever. >> a lot of folks are upset. the president is in a tough spot on this one. if you do enforce regulations you please environmentalists but lose jobs at a time when job creation is the number one issue of this election. either way he couldn't win. >> although environmentalists would argue you need to find a way to make those jobs part of the changing air quauaty. >> make it part of a green economy. >> right, exactly. coming up, actress reese witherspoon's accident and her trip to the emergency room. and excitement over the kardashians' new fashion line. something a little special today in "the skinny." we'll be right back.

welcome back, everybody. time for "the skinny." >> absolutely.

we're going to start with the accident that reese witherspoon had. pretty scary stuff. she was jogging when she was hit by a car. apparently the car was only going 20 miles per hour. >> but still, but still. apparently her injuries were not serious. a little bumped and bruised, scratches. she went to the hospital, treated, released, home recuperating, wasn't serious but scary. >> t tt's why i don't exercise. too many health risks. >> 84-year-old woman. it was not a hit and run. the driver stayed around. >> that's good, responsible, left a note. okay. >> feel better, reese, we love you. more "real housewives of beverly hills" news. this should be the final word on the suicide that kicked off the season. russell armstrong, we have the coroner's report which was released on wednesday. what that says, the report says it did not find any drugs or alcohol in his system. but more importantly, no signs of foul play in the 47-year-old man's death. that's significant because as we reported in "the skinny"

yesterday, his family came out and kind of suggested that because of some tough financial deals he may have been murdered as opposed to a suicide. according to the official report, that is not the case. >> still sad but at least the official word is out. everyone remembers monica lewinsky -- and the dress. 17 years ago was all the brouhaha. poor monica lewinski still can't seem to find happiness. apparently she flits between two family owned homes, one in l.a. and one in new york. she keeps trying to get various business deals off the ground, they don't seem to go anywhere. her friends say she's never been in a lower place than she is now. >> that's true. >> well -- >> sorry. >> oh, come on, rob. in some ways a lot of people would say she really was the victim here. she was so young, straight out of college -- >> she was a young girl. >> this was the president of the united states. now her life is ruined and his life is just fine.

>> that's what we were talking about during the meeting tonight. he's the president, still doing his thing, her life has obviously fallen apart since then. you feel bad for her, i do. >> an inside source told "the enquirer," take it for what it's worth, that monica has more or less given up on finding love. >> a relationship, that's kind of sad. >> it is sad. >> i'd hope there would be life after scandal. >> she apparently spends a lot time on her own. >> it is sad. we wish her luck. >> we do, we wish her well. some folks who do not need any luck are the kardashians. >> they have all the luck in the world. >> they do it all. they were back in new york to unveil their fashion line and our digital news associate jackie fern was there. she had d exclusive with the kardashians. >> j-fern exclusive. i got the exclusive for "world news now." as you know these girls are really media shy, they like to keep their private lives private, they've not talking to anyone. i went to go talk to them about their fashion line kardashian collection for sears. it's available online and in stores. it's really great.

you can be head to toe in kardashian from your underwear to your dresses to your bedding to your pants -- >> what will it cost me? >> it doesn't cost you that much. from $14 to $100. >> that's not bad. >> you know, what they really wanted people to know how involved they were and what they work hard. so let's take a listen from my interview. >> we are so hands-on. that's something that's really important. everything has to be ran by us first we picked the lace. khloe picked the leopard print. >> duh we work hard. >> people think it's so easy. a misconception. >> they should do it. >> yeah, but that's something that's misunderstood, i think. >> i don't get why. i think that's a cop-out. >> you guys are so glamorous, they think it's easy. it's not. >> you're so to die for, you're like -- >> no, you are. >> no, you are. >> me, me. >> like you said, they seem very sisterly. very -- >> teasing each other, ribbing

each other. >> they're exactly like they are on tv. the storylines on the show may be manipulated by producers but their personalities really are the same. they were so sweet and funny. they loved the leopard dress i wore. i'm kardashian-inspired today. they went, you look so fierce, girl. all from the valley. they said, you need to give your anchor tanya some of our kardashian fierceness. >> let's check it out. >> you neeeeto keep up, girl. >> loving it. >> let's see what's in here. >> a few seconds left. >> we've all seen this photo, but have you seen this one?

[ male announcer ] that onion after taste after you again? new crest complete with scope dual blast technology blasts away bad breath germs and food after tastes. new crest complete with scope dual blast. blast your way to fresh breath. >> thanks to jackie, we had a little show and tell care of the kardashians. this is a graphic our great graphics team did months ago. jackie had kim sign it. rob, thanks for the date, sorry it didn't work out, kim

kardashian. this is going in the office. >> this is frorom kim too. you want to hang this over the picture? >> there you go. wearar that tomorrow. >> sure, let's see what the abc news execs say about that. >> save that for sweeps. finally, wednesday would have marked the 75th birthday of buddy holly, who of course was killed in that tragic plane crash in 1959. >> that's right. to mark the e y, the performer of 27 top 40 hits was honored with his own star on hollywood's walk of fame. kabc's rob hayes was there. >> reporter: when you're in hollywood and you see a big picture of buddy holly and hundreds of the singer's fans and councilman tom labonge cries out -- >> today in los angeles it's buddy holly day! >> reporter: it pretty much means buddy holly is getting a star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> i know buddy is looking down and saying, thanks to all of you for bestowing this honor. >> reporter: buddy holly and the crickets were on their way to

rock 'n' roll stardom in the late 1950s. over the span of just a year and a half they released 27 top 40 hits. everything holly touch seemed to turn to gold. it all ended february 3rd, 19595 when a plane carrying holly, ritchie valens, and the bibi bopper crashed in an iowa farm field. >> the day the music died. even in his short life, buddy holly changed the sound and look of rock 'n' roll forever. >> reporter: holly's far on the walk of fame further immortalizes the singer. it's right in front of the capital records building and of the beatles.he sidewawalk sts lly's walk of fame ceremony comes on the music legend's birthday. it may be hard for his fans to believe it but if he were alive today, holly would have been 75. >> i think his music helps him stay youthful and lets younger generatis like mine keep with it. >> reporter: even though holly's honor comes from a town best known for movie stars, at least it's appropriately named for

this rock 'n' roll icon. >> today, the holly in hollywood stands for buddy holly. >> reporter: rob hayes reporting for abc news. >> great music trivia, i love this point. the day holly died was later called the day the music died in the don mclean song "american pie." great bit of history there. ♪ drove my chevy to the levee i love that song. my favorite song. >> very cool song. >> you don't want toto hear me sing. that was bad. >> more from abc, next.